The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, specifically an undifferentiated-type schizophrenic reaction. The veteran's private psychiatrist testified that chronic undifferentiated-type schizophrenia originated during active service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was presented showing that the veteran's undifferentiated-type schizophrenic reaction likely began during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated-type schizophrenic reaction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0027530
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What this means for you
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